Edmonton Police Service members investigate a fatal two-vehicle crash involving an unmarked police vehicle on 75 Street at 76 Avenue in Edmonton on Thursday March, 8 2012. An 84-year-old woman died and the police officer received serious but non-life threatening injuries. Postmedia

An Edmonton police constable has received a penalty for discreditable conduct five years and one day after being involved in a fatal high-speed collision that left an 84-year-old woman dead.

Const. Christopher Luimes was required to participate in a video that will become part of mandatory police training and received a reprimand at a police disciplinary hearing Thursday.

“There will be some who are not satisfied with this approach, who will want the constable to suffer personally more than he already has,” said presenting officer Geoff Crowe.

Luimes, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision, suffered serious injuries to his leg and spine.

He was responding to a non-emergency call for surveillance while driving an unmarked police vehicle on March 8, 2012. While pursuing his target, Luimes was driving northbound on 75 Street at about 120 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. He was not using his lights or sirens.

Anne Cecilia Walden was driving southbound on 75 Street when she made a left turn onto 76 Avenue across Luimes’ path.

On March 8, 2012, 84-year-old Anne Walden was killed while driving her Volkswagen Jetta on 75 Street at 76 Avenue.Photo Supplied

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